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Toyota’s Prius continued its run as the top-selling new car in Japan in September, posting 31,758 units, representing an increase of 341% from September 2008. This marked the Prius’ fifth consecutive month as the number one selling new automobile in Japan, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA).

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JUNE 4, 2009

Toyota’s new Prius was Japan’s top-selling vehicle in May, according to new car sales rankings —excluding minicars with displacements of less than 660 cc—released by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA). Prius sales in Japan by month since January 2007. Data: JADA. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

The US Department of Energy; the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation; and ConocoPhillips will work together to test technologies for producing methane gas from hydrate deposits on the Alaska North Slope. The method was successfully demonstrated during a 1-week test conducted by Japan and Canada in northwestern Canada in 2008.?.

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DECEMBER 25, 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) launched in Japan the redesigned Crown Royal and Crown Athlete sedans; production of a new hybrid version of the sedan will begin in late January 2013. The monthly sales target for Japan is 4,000 units. Crown Royal Saloon G (Hybrid model, rear-wheel drive with options). Click to enlarge. Earlier post. )

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JULY 10, 2009

Toyota’s Prius was the top-selling car in Japan in June for the second month in a row, with sales of 22,292 units—3.58 times June 2008 results of 6,231 units— according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA). Sales of the Prius in Japan, which edged past US sales in May, were 71.5% Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Japan’s GDP contracted 3.3% in 4Q 2008, or an annualized real 12.7%—the Japan Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano said Japan faces “the worst economic crisis” since World War II. In the last quarter of 2008, exports slid a record 13.9 percent real negative growth for fiscal 2008, if real GDP grows 5.6

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

This approach echoes the broad role that Honda’s Tochigi, Japan plant played in manufacturing both the original NSX supercar starting in 1989 and, later, the Honda FCX Clarity FCEV in 2008. This makes the PMC uniquely suited to production of high-quality FCEVs, which require special assembly procedures.

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MAY 11, 2009

Insight sales in Japan from launch. Honda’s Insight ( earlier post ) ranked as the best-selling car among all new vehicle registrations in Japan in April—excluding mini-vehicles with displacement of less than 660cc—with sales of 10,481 units, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association.

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JULY 11, 2016

Iran has also been gradually increasing its exports to key Asian buyers like India, China, Japan and South Korea. Japan’s oil imports from Iran are currently more than 300,000 b/d—similar to pre-sanctions levels. The decline in Venezuelan crude output accelerated further, with production falling 120,000 b/d in June to 2.15

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MAY 30, 2009

the maker of Subarus, is planning to introduce diesel light-duty vehicles in the Japan market as early as 2011. Tougher environmental regulations for nitrogen oxides and particulate matter in vehicle exhaust are set to be implemented in Japan from 2010. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., With the help of Toyota Motor Corp.,

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

With the order from Ireland and another order from Australia, also for ten Fuso Canter Eco Hybrids, MFTBC is for the first time delivering a Fuso hybrid truck to customers outside of Japan. More than 600 Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid trucks have been sold in Japan to date.

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a subsidiary manufacturing products such as shock absorbers, whose headquarters is in Morimachi, Shūchi, Shizuoka, Japan. In 2005, it was chosen for the Chairman’s Award at the 3rd New Machinery Promotion Awards, hosted by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry. 2 of Yamaha Motor Hydraulic System Co.,

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JANUARY 6, 2010

According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), as of 2008, Japan had about 600,000 “next-generation” vehicles—including hybrids and electric vehicles—in service, representing 0.8% of Japan’s total fleet. Tags: Electric (Battery) Japan Policy. Technical challenges facing EVs. Source: JAMA.

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

The Honda FCV Concept made its world debut in Japan on 17 November, followed by an announcement that Honda will provide FirstElement Fuel with $13.8 The FCX also was the world’s first production fuel-cell vehicle, introduced to the US and Japan in December 2002. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

From the beginning of this year to the end of 2015, Toyota is planning launches of a total of 15 new hybrid vehicles, including the "Voxy Hybrid” and “Noah Hybrid” (Japan only) launched in January; the Lexus “NX 300h” launched in July; and the Lexus “RC 300h” to be launched in the second half of October. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 25, 2009

The Nikkei estimates that Japan passenger car production in fiscal 2009 will likely decrease to 1979 levels, mostly due to a plunge in exports. million vehicles in the year ending in March 2010, 14% fewer than last year and the second consecutive annual decline, following a 15% fall in fiscal 2008. Toyota Motor Corp.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

OKI has succeeded in the development of Japan’s first wireless multi-hop communication system for the new 920 MHz frequency band which is scheduled to open by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in July 2012. 920MHz wireless multi-hop communication technology application domain. Click to enlarge. MHz and 929.7

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MAY 25, 2009

Lithium Energy Japan, a joint venture between GS Yuasa Corp., Lithium Energy Japan had initially intended to produce cells for packs for up to 2,000 vehicles a year at GS Yuasa’s main plant, in Kyoto, for a range of customers. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp.

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MAY 2, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) partnered with ConocoPhillips and the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) on the test, which was the first field trial of a methane hydrate production methodology whereby CO 2 was exchanged in situ with the methane molecules within a methane hydrate structure.

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MARCH 5, 2009

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has sold more than 500 units of the Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid truck model in Japan to date. Some 250 of the trucks were sold in 2008 alone, a 64% increase from the figure recorded for the prior year. The trucks have been used mostly in urban settings since their market launch in 2006.

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By comparison, Japan tops the list with 284 ships, followed by Norway, which has 102. China has already overtaken Japan as the world’s largest auto exporter, with BYD alone exporting more than 240,000 vehicles last year, making up about 80% of its global sales. to 8.7%,” Veson analyst Andrea de Luca told Reuters. “We

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Since 2008, our lab has taken inspiration from human race car drivers in designing algorithms that enable automated vehicles to handle the most challenging emergencies. When faced with wet or slippery roads for instance, professional drivers may choose to drift the car through a turn. Toyota Racing Development (TRD USA, Inc.) Resources.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Major blast furnace steelmakers sharply reduced greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal 2008. Separately, the Japan Iron and Steel Federation reported that Japan’s crude steel output plunged 29.6% An analysis by the Nikkei found that carbon dioxide emissions by four Japanese steelmakers were down 11.1% Honda Motor Co.,

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DECEMBER 14, 2016

The one-million mark was reached after eight years and seven months since the system was first launched in Japan in May 2008. EyeSight-equipped Subaru models are currently sold in Japan, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and China, and will continue to be rolled out to other global markets.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Worldwide Prius sales have been buoyed since 2009 by the introduction in Japan of a government subsidy for green cars that propelled Prius to be the top-selling car in Japan for 17 months in a row. In 2007, sales in Japan represented 21% of all Prius sales worldwide and in 2008, 26%. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Chinese automaker BYD has reached a major milestone, producing over 6 million New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) since 2008. This was thanks to Toyota’s work with hybrids like the ubiquitous Prius, which started its sales in Japan way back in late 1997.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Toshiba has manufactured and sold SCiB, the lithium-ion rechargeable battery that features high security, long life, low-temperature operation and rapid charging since March 2008. Its versatility has found broad application in hybrid electric vehicles, automated guided vehicles and energy storage systems for rolling stock.

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

Honda’s second-generation fuel cell vehicle, the FCX Clarity, launched in July 2008. Honda has deployed fuel cell vehicles in the US, Germany and Japan, including the FCX Clarity, which was named the 2009 World Green Car. The first production fuel cell vehicle, introduced to the US and Japan (December 2002).

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Cohda’s products are already used in the USA, Europe, Australia, Japan, China, and Korea. Autotalks, founded in 2008, is a V2X-chipset market pioneer and leader providing OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 customers with V2X solutions. The chipsets are pre-integrated and designed to shorten development schedules and reduced costs.

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JULY 6, 2020

Sales compiled from 1996–2003 by producers in Europe, Japan, USA, and South Africa (not including China and Russia) showed that, on an annual average basis, 80% of the SF 6 produced during this period was consumed by electric utilities and equipment manufacturers for electric power systems. —Simmonds et al.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Since its inception in 2008, the event has accumulated over $250 million in donations. Company’s Commitment to Sustainability and Community Subaru of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan, operates from a zero-landfill office in Camden, N.J.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

By 2014, high-speed trains will be operating in nearly 24 countries, including China, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the United States, up from 14 countries today. In just three years, between January 2008 and January 2011, the operational fleet grew from 1,737 high-speed trainsets worldwide to 2,517.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Japan and the European Union (EU) continue to be the global leaders. China is considering a limit of 5 l/100 km (47 mpg US) for 2020 that would bring it close to Japan’s 4.5 China is considering a limit of 5 l/100 km (47 mpg US) for 2020 that would bring it close to Japan’s 4.5 trillion pkm in 2008. —Michael Renner.

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AUGUST 19, 2015

Japan-based global automotive supplier DENSO Corporation will build a large 20,000 square meter test facility for the culture of Pseudochoricystis ellipsoidea , an oil-producing microalga patented by DENSO. DENSO’s new facility will be one of the largest sites in Japan used for this kind of study. Rendering of the new facility.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Honda launched its more recent fuel-cell vehicle, the FCX Clarity, in July 2008. On 17 November 2014, Honda unveiled the FCV Concept in Japan, pointing the way to an all-new Honda fuel-cell vehicles slated for launch first in Japan by March 2016 followed by launches in the US and Europe.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

TMMAL), an engine-production subsidiary of Japan-based Toyota Motor. TMMAL was established in 2001 as TMC’s first outside-Japan V8 engine plant for. After starting production in 2003, it added V6 engines to its lineup in 2005, and, in January 2008, reached a cumulative engine production of one million units. trucks and SUVs.

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MARCH 29, 2010

Leveraging this agreement, Mazda plans to combine the hybrid system with its next-generation SKY direct-injection gasoline engine that is currently under development ( earlier post ) and intended for launch in 2011, and to develop and to manufacture a hybrid vehicle in Japan. Power split device.

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